moiselle, I have an inexpressible desire to find service with a young lady who is good, accomplished, beautifid. You are good, accomplished, and beautiful as an angel. Ah, could I have the honor of being your domestic ! " " I am sorry " I began. " Do not dismiss me so soon, mademoiselle ! " she said, with an involuntary contraction of her fine black eyebrows. "Let me hope, a moment ! Mademoiselle, I know this service would be more retired than that which I have quitted. Well ! I wish that. I know this service would be less distinguished than that which I have quitted. Well ! I wish that. I know that I shoidd win less, as to wages, here. Good. I am content." " I assure you," said I, quite embarrassed by the mere idea of ha"dng such an attendant, " that I keep no maid " " Ah, mademoiselle, but why not ? Why not, when you can have one so devoted to you ? Who would be enchanted to serve you ; Avho would be so true, so zealous, and so faithful, every day ! Mademoiselle, I wish with all my heart to serve you. Do not speak of money at present. Take me as 1 am. For nothing ! " She Avas so singularly earnest that I drew back, almost afraid of her. Without appearing to notice it, in her ardor, she still pressed herself upon me ; speaking in a rapid subdued voice, though always with a certain grace and propriety, " Mademoiselle, I come from the South country, where we are quick, and where we like and dislike very strong. My Lady was too high for me ; I was too high for her. It is done — past — finished ! Eeceive me as your domestic, and I will serve you well. I wiR do more for you, than you figure to yourself now. Chut ! mademoiselle, I ^vill — no matter, I will do my utmost possible, in all things. If you accept my service, you will not repent it. Mademoiselle, you will not repent it, and I will serve you well. You don't know how well ! " There was a lowering energy in her face, as she stood looking at me while I explained the impossibility of my engaging her (without thinking it necessary to say how very little I desired to do so), which seemed to bring visibly before me some woman from the streets of Paris in the reign of terror. She heard me out without interruption ; and then said, with her pretty accent, and in her mildest voice : " Hey, mademoiselle, I have received my ansAver ! I am sorry of it. But I must go elsewhere, and seek what I have not found here. WiU you gTaciously let me kiss your hand? " She looked at me more intently as she took it, and seemed to take note, with her momentaiy touch, of every vein in it. "I fear I sm'prised you, mademoiselle, on the day of the storm ? " she said, with a parting curtsey, I confessed that she had surprised us all. " I took an oath, mademoiselle," she said, smiling, " and I wanted to «tamp it on my mind, so that I might keep it faithfully. And I will ! Adieu, mademoiselle ! " So ended our conference, which I was very glad to bring to a close. I supposed she went away from the village, for I saw her no more ; and nothing else occuiTcd to disturb our tranquil sunmier pleasures, until six weeks were out, and we returned home as I began just now by saying.